: mentally troubled or concerned : feeling or showing concern or anxiety about what is happening or might happen
worried parents
a worried frown
I'm not too worried about the weather.
He was worried sick. [=extremely worried]
But the technological intrusion of prenatal testing leaves expectant parents more worried than reassured.—
Ronni Sandroff
Ronni SandroffThere was an ominous and worried expression on their faces.—Jack London
Jack London… his mother was so worried she sent for the doctor.—E. B. White
E. B. White
worriedly
adverb
"Well, what did you think when you heard the news?" Jimmy asked us worriedly.
—Bobbie Ann Mason
Bobbie Ann Mason
… Roy thought it was from a snakebite, and worriedly glanced around.
—Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen
Synonyms
Examples of worried in a Sentence
the soldier's father had a worried expression as he listened to the news
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His health is very bad, and his family and friends are very worried.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 May 2024
Merchant, however, isn’t worried about a reemergence of the Great Financial Crisis some 16 years on.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 May 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 May 2024
Merchant, however, isn’t worried about a reemergence of the Great Financial Crisis some 16 years on.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for worried
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“Worried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worried. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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